I am 5 weeks post Mohs surgery on my nose. I had a flap closure with 18 stitches that were removed at 10 days with no issues. The S shaped scar is red/white in the middle and a little bit raised at this point. When is it safe to use a skin colored makeup (with SPF) to cover up the redness when going out? Also, is Biocorneum helpful for flattening out the scar faster?
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Leo Kim, FRACS(Plast), MS(Plast), MBBS(Hons) says:
The subtype of your BCC is important (if more favourable subtype such as nodular vs more aggressive such as morphoeic or infiltrative) but also SCCs too (well differentiated is better, poorly differentiated much worse prognosis).
You appear to be a young guy and the tumour appears relatively...
Leo Kim, FRACS(Plast), MS(Plast), MBBS(Hons) says:
You can't tell from the picture, even with good lighting and magnification these things are very difficult to tell. Go see a specialist dermatologist or plastic surgeon with access to dermatoscope (lighted magnification tool) and have a low threshold for a biopsy. If it is only 6 weeks old you...
Great question. I do these all the time. In many cases we do leave them thick in the beginning for blood supply issues. If we thin them too much then they may not live. It also can be scaring beneath the flap and a little steroid injection can help. See your surgeon and review what they feel it...
